Week 10 presented a full spectrum of action, from high-scoring affairs to low-scoring defensive matchups.
on thursday denver broncos‘The defense set the tone, leading to their seventh consecutive win – their longest in a decade – and extending their home winning streak to 10. Energy was kept high abroad on Sunday – indianapolis colts And atlanta falcons Were tied at 25 in Berlin before running back jonathan taylor Capped off his historic performance with the winning touchdown in overtime. At domestic level, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks And detroit lions The scoreboard was kept busy, with each team adding more than 40 points to their victory.
This week’s matchups were full of extraordinary performances – but only one player could be “the one.”
Before this week’s “Monday Night Football” matchup philadelphia eagles And green Bay PackersIt was time to decide who earned the honor in Week 10.
Here are the fan-voted results for this week’s ESPN “Himmy” award:
Here’s how each “Himmy” nominee stood his ground in Week 10.
ESPN Research contributed to this story.
Statistics to know: 32 carries, 244 yards, 3 TDs; 3 rec, 42 yards
In the first regular season NFL game played in the German capital, highlights of Taylor’s extraordinary performance included an 83-yard score – the longest run in franchise history – and an 8-yard walk-off touchdown in overtime.
It was his fourth game with at least three rushing touchdowns this season, giving him the second-most such games in a single year in NFL history, just one behind LaDainian Tomlinson’s 2006 MVP campaign. Taylor also passed Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for most rushing touchdowns (66) in Colts history and became the only players with Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and Tomlinson to have three career games of 200 rushing yards and more than two rushing touchdowns.
Based on their performance, the Colts finished with 323 rushing yards, the second-highest total recorded in a game by the franchise.
Statistics to know: 24 of 36, 280 yards, 4 TDs
Stafford became the first quarterback in NFL history to post three consecutive games with at least four touchdown passes and zero interceptions, and the sixth player to throw more than four touchdowns in three straight outings.
On Sunday, Stafford did most of his damage against pressure, throwing all four scores against the blitz. According to ESPN Research, he now has 20 touchdown passes with zero interceptions in his last six games – an NFL first in that span.
Stafford eventually pulled his career record as a starter up to .500 at 115–115–1, needing a record 231 starts to get there.
Statistics to know: 14 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs
Henderson had a big turnaround in the second half, amassing 125 of his 147 rushing yards after halftime. He scored on touchdown runs of 55 and 69 yards, making him the fourth rookie in NFL history with multiple 50-yard rushing scores in the same game, joining Doug Martin, Adrian Peterson and Hall of Famer Lenny Moore.
His 147 yards are the most by a Patriots rookie since Jonas Gray’s 201-yard breakout in 2014. Henderson also had 82 rushing yards after contact in the second half alone, the most by any Patriots player in the second half since ESPN began tracking the stat in 2009.
Statistics to know: 4 TOT, 3 QB hits; 2 FR, 2 TD
Heading into Sunday, the veteran defensive back had just two touchdowns in 148 career games. They matched that total in just one half Arizona CardinalsThe Seattle Seahawks went ahead 44–22 after returning two fumbles for scores. With the help of a rookie linebacker. tyreese knightThat forced the turnover, Lawrence became the fourth player in NFL history to record multiple fumble-return touchdowns in a single game.
His breakout day consistently powered a Seahawks defense that generated 22 quarterback pressures and now sits at 147 on the season, the most by any team through nine games since ESPN began tracking the stat in 2009.
